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Sorry if anyone has found the story a bit slow so far. It's about to get more active though!
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Chapter 10- Liberation
Our minds cleared, we set on an escape plan. Tilly could retrieve her bow as soon as we were out of the cell, and I still had Zhalit. Neither of us could think of a way to loosen our chains, but we were always trying out new things when we weren't telling each other stories or making escape routes.
I blew at the dust that was forming on my shoulders, and carried on hoping. Tilly said I would give up if I did.
Where was Bianca though? If we didn't find a way out soon.. well, we'd... we would...
I looked up. Someone was at the door, fumbling with keys.
Finally, it creaked open.
My heart sank. An undead brought in our dinner. Stale bread and mushy soup. I couldn't bear another piece of that rock hard bread, or that gloomy grey soup.
I kicked my bowl at the ruddy zombie.
He turned his gnarled face up at me and growled.
Tilly gave me a look to say -why'd you do that?-
I shrugged and looked back at the floor.
Suddenly, I heard a thud.
The zombie was face down, dribbling into the floor.
I looked up and squinted. There was a boy... no two, three, four. There was a flipping army of them.
"Hello? You two alright?" A boy with curly hair whispered.
"You could say that." I groaned.
"Another kid was fumbling in the guard's pockets for the keys. Mercifully, he found them and unlocked our cuff things.
Suddenly there was a cry.
"Crap! They're here! Get ready to run!"
"Red, take the back, I'll take the middle with these two!" Curly shouted.
"'K' cap'n!" Someone shouted from behind.
Before Tilly and I knew what was happening, we were behind a protective wall of boys. 'Red' had a spear, and was jabbing at his foes, keeping his distance. Curly, and another boy were behind him, hacking and slashing mercilessly at any zombies that came too close.
A boy called Kiran was leading the pack from the front, shouting orders.
We were making quick headway, but suddenly we were surrounded. Someone swore.
I drew Zhalit, and nodded to Tilly. She mumbled something, and her bow appeared slung over her shoulder. She slid it off and took aim.
Meanwhile, I had pushed my way through the wall of boys, and was now hacking at the mass of bodies in a machine-like frenzy.
Kiran had spotted a gap, and gave the order to charge. We surged through. I let out all of my anger and rammed into the zombies.
"Give 'em hell!" I growled.
I hoped everyone was still behind Kiran and me, but I couldn't risk turning round and checking.
There were never enough zombies for me to kill. I risked turning round, and saw that Tilly was close behind. One kid was down, it didn't look like he was getting up. Another kid was desperately trying to pull him along. I swore and took one last swing at the zombies.
"Coming through!" I screamed.
A blonde boy with blood streaked across his face took my place.
I helped the struggling boy carry his unconscious friend along.
"Thank-you" the boy breathed.
"Anytime mate."
The zombies from behind us were pretty much all dead, so Curly and a girl called Adele went up to help at the front.
Tilly took my place helping the boy carry his friend.
"My bow's useless up close." She explained.
I went to help out in the rear with Red.
That was when the corridors started to light up.
A sound like grinding metal screeched in our ears. Everyone stopped. Then someone shouted
"Blaze! Run!"